Ryan Heffington, the acclaimed choreographer, director, and performance artist, has partnered with Pitchfork to create a short film set to Fleet Foxes' song "If You Need To, Keep Time On Me," from the band's 2017 Nonesuch debut album, Crack-Up. Heffington's piece, set in the desert of Palm Springs, California, premiered today as an exclusive via Pitchfork and can be seen below.

"It was the pure honesty of the music and Robin Pecknold’s voice that originally drew me to direct/choreograph 'If You Need To, Keep Time On Me,'" says Heffington, known for his work with artists like Arcade Fire, FKA Twigs, Sia, and Sigur Rós. "Heartbreak being one of the most honest and visceral symptoms of love, I wanted to paint a realistic picture of humanity and share a story that so many of us have encountered. Using dance as an offering has defined my adult life and I believe in its healing power—for both the dancer and the witness. I wanted to capture this in the film, whether it is seen as surreal or organic."

Fleet Foxes resumes its North American Crack-Up tour at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati on Friday and will perform in Chicago's Union Park on Saturday as part of the Pitchfork Music Festival. For details on all of the upcoming shows, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

To pick up a copy of Crack-Up, head to iTunes, Amazon, and the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout; the album can also be heard on Apple Music and Spotify.